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Originally posted by StefanO
Originally posted by Blaine91555
Originally posted by Slothrop
......and harm those we hate.
Please explain the above fully. It seems to be the antithesis of "love thy enemy"? Do you take physical actions against those who don't agree with your beliefs? Have you ever harmed those you hate?
bwahahahah Harm those we hate....You only have to look within the country to realize that the US governments have done that for years.........Blacks, women, gays.....The list goes on.
Gt of your high "Fundamentalist" euro settler b-# horse, and smell the coffee.
Originally posted by For(Home)Country
bad things look good. Occults and Satanists even say themselves that the devil is the master of trickery!
Originally posted by bugs_n_recovery
reply to post by GideonHM
Hm very interesting I never heard of it until now...
If organized religion is the opium of the masses, then disorganized religion smokes the marijuana of the lunatic fringe.
—Kerry Thornley, The introduction to the Principia Discordia 5th Ed.
Originally posted by LoneGunMan
Originally posted by For(Home)Country
bad things look good. Occults and Satanists even say themselves that the devil is the master of trickery!
The Occult means simply "hidden". Most people that are into the Occult believe in God and do not believe in Satan. So please do not mix those of us peace loving, help out those around you, self sacrificing Occultism with the Devil or Satan.
Most of us into the Occult work with what is good.
Amen Brother.
Originally posted by mproject
Originally posted by Slothrop
we believe in the virtues of greed and selfishness. harm enemies and help friends. there is nothing more ridiculous than showing mercy and love for your enemy. we believe that the "gospel of jesus christ" is a manual for how to be an obedeient slave to an insane creator.
if thats the case then im shackled, as sure as i live, i would rather be a slave to the man who died for me, than a slave to the very things that everyday, try to slowly kill me.
im done with this world,
and if i have to put on the shackles to follow him, then so be it, he put the shackles on for me first
Maybe instead of hoaxes to make Christians more confused than they already are, you can do a few practical jokes that make people think a bit more.
Dude, truth? Really? I don't necessarily want you to change your beliefs, but you have to at least admit that the Bible and Christianity are about faith rather than "truth".
I'm also rather interested in your "true" ten commandments. "4. Don't Murder(self-defense and war is fine.)" War is fine. Isn't diplomacy better though? War isn't murder, it's slaughter; mass-murder. Are you really saying that killing a bunch of people is more justified in God's eyes than killing one?
As far as the ten commandments being easy to follow goes, there are plenty of gray areas.
Don't steal:
Is using bittorrent to download a movie stealing? What if you only watch the movie once? How about movies being streamed over the internet? Are movie studios and movie actors stealing our money with inflated prices? How about the gas companies? They don't need our money. They're clearly stealing, should we facilitate that by continuing to buy gas?
Don't envy:
Don't become consumed with envy. We're human, we all make mistakes. When I see someone drive by in a classic Mustang I think "Man I wish I had a car like that!" Then I think about how much fuel it's V-8 uses and I change my mind.
Don't lie:
Quiz - The nazis are at the door. They want to know if you're hiding any jews. You are. What do you say?
Honor your parents:
Abusive parents don't count.
Nothing is ever as black and white as religious dogma would have you believe.